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Faith Academy Rams

Head Coach: Jeff Estes (first season)
Stadium: Ram Field
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Faith Academy: First season
2017 Enrollment:  528
Rank:  108th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   195-242-1   (45.0%)
Last 25 years:   115-156   (42.0%)  (Rank: 261st in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   18-51  (26.0%)  (Rank: 340th in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2007
Last Region Championship:   2006
Last Winning Season:   2008
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2016 
Class:  5A              Region:   1
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   1-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  166 (16.6)
Defense:  363 (36.3)


 2017 
Class: 5A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 57-57 (50%) (202nd in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  38-31 (55%)
Non-Region Strength:  19-26 (42%)

D1 Prospects
      James Harris,  6-0,  210,  ILB


 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Bayside Academy  (3A)   13-35   L  
 9/2  @ Jackson  (5A)  *  20-48   L  
 9/9  @ Vigor  (5A)  *  0-49   L  
 9/16  vs. Citronelle  (5A)  *  7-41   L  
 9/23  vs. Gulf Shores  (6A)   21-14   W  
 9/30  @ UMS-Wright  (4A)   0-56   L  
 10/7  vs. Williamson  (5A)  *  3-32   L  
 10/14  @ Wilcox Central  (5A)  *  37-12   W  
 10/21  vs. St. Pauls  (5A)  *  21-48   L  
 10/28  @ Escambia County  (4A)   44-28   W  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Bayside Academy  (3A)       
 9/8  vs. Jackson  (5A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Vigor  (5A)  *      
 9/22  @ Citronelle  (5A)  *      
 9/29  @ Gulf Shores  (6A)       
 10/6  vs. UMS-Wright  (4A)       
 10/12  @ Williamson  (5A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Wilcox Central  (5A)  *      
 10/27  @ St. Pauls  (5A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Escambia County  (4A)       


Class  5A Region  1
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Citronelle (5A) 6-5364-254
Faith Academy (5A) 3-7166-363
Jackson (5A) 9-4460-259
St. Pauls (5A) 9-4445-255
Vigor (5A) 8-4360-219
Wilcox Central (5A) 3-7192-293
Williamson (5A) 3-7194-246

 2017 Preview 


       Faith Academy finished the 2016 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Faith Academy finished sixth in Class 5A region one with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Rams have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2007 season and would love to end that streak this year.

       Faith Academy was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Rams want to be competitive. They only averaged 16.6 points a game.

       Faith Academy struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 36.3 points a game.

       The Rams would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 3-16 record. Since 2010, the Faith Academy football program has struggled with a record of 18-51.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Faith Academy has managed to compile a record of 115-156. Their 42.0% winning percentage ranks 42nd in Class 5A and 261st in the AHSAA. Their last winning season was 2008.

Lance Lawley leaves Faith Academy after only one season for personal reasons. His only team finished with a 3-7 record.


Athletic director Woodie Head announced that defensive coordinator Jeff Estes has been promoted to interim head coach and will remain in that position at least through the 2017 season.



       The Faith Academy Rams will play in Class 5A region one during the 2017 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Rams if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region one this season.

       The Rams open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Bayside Academy on Friday, September 1 at Freedom Field. Last year the Bayside Academy Admirals finished with an overall record of 8-5 and in third place in Class 3A region one. The Admirals lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 3A playoffs to Gordo by a score of 55-21.

       Faith Academy and Bayside Academy have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Rams have a 2-4-0 record against the Admirals. They last met in 2016 with Bayside Academy winning by a score of 35-13.

       College prospects include: James Harris (6-0, 210) inside linebacker,

  


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